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In conjunction with other Minnesota libraries, Saint Paul Public Library now offers MN Writes MN Reads, a suite of resources to help local authors connect with readers. MN Writes MN Reads provides tools for authors and readers to create, share, and read ebooks, freely available at www.sppl.org/MNwrites.

This letter was originally sent to staff members of the Saint Paul Public Library on February 17, as a response to questions around the library’s role in facilitating discussions in the current political climate.

The Saint Paul Public Library is celebrating the Minnesota Youth Reading Awards (MYRA), a series of book awards decided by kids in grades K-8. Now through April, the library will host celebratory activities including a bookmark design contest, voting stations, and a final party.

The library’s winter Maker Break series returns with science explorations for kids.

The Saint Paul Public Library will be offering free science workshops in December to keep kids engaged and learning over winter break. This year's winter Maker Break activities will explore a wide array of topics, including genetics, thermodynamics, and microbiology in an accessible environment and are intended for ages 8-12.

Library Go, a partnership between the schools and library launches for all secondary students today, followed by primary school students early next year

The Saint Paul Public Library (SPPL) and Saint Paul Public Schools (SPPS) launched Library Go today, providing instant access to the library's resources for more than 16,000 SPPS secondary school students. Library Go expands to all 38,000 SPPS students in early 2017 and will be the largest virtual library access program of its kind in the state.

The Urban Libraries Council (ULC), a national voice for public libraries, recognizes the Saint Paul Public Library as the first library system in the nation to receive the Top Innovator Award for Racial and SocialEquity.

The City of Saint Paul's Sun Ray Library, the Children & Nature Network and their partners were selected as a winner for the Sun Ray Nature-Smart Library project at the Environmental Initiative Awards on Thursday, May 26. This program, hosted by the nonprofit Environmental Initiative, annually honors projects that have achieved extraordinary outcomes by harnessing the power of partnership.

One year after it received the Top Innovator Award for Racial and Social Equity from the Urban Library Council (ULC), Saint Paul Public Library (SPPL) joins 124 other urban libraries in signing ULC’s statement on racial and social equity.